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ATTACHMENT 2: Staff - Recommended Bus Service Expansion Program Notes 1) A) Northeastern, B) Northwestern and C) Southern County Zonal Routes — Routes would tentatively come online early 2015, would be two (2) days per week on a Monday and Thursday or Tuesday and Friday schedule for each respective zone running up to five (5) hours per day with one (1)- to two (2) -hour headways during off -peak periods, and would run a deviated fixed -route schedule. The results of additional public outreach conducted in August 2014 indicated a demand among rural residents for a more certain fixed -route schedule as opposed to a demand - response method. Fixed -route stops have not yet been developed for this concept. The routes would connect rural residents in northern and southern Orange County to destinations and additional transit connections in Mebane, Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Durham. The service would involve a nominal fare for general public riders (with the possibility of vouchers issued to low- income riders who qualify for other services with the Department of Social Services). The zones within which deviated fixed -route concepts would be developed are depicted in Attachment 3. 2) Later Senior Center Service — Route would tentatively come online in early 2015, would be a daily weekday service running approximately three (3) hours per day (two, 1.5 -hour run time structured routes), and would run a deviated fixed -route or point- deviated demand response schedule. The route would provide later service from Orange County senior centers (with an emphasis on the Central Orange Senior Center) beyond times the service is currently provided. The service would be fare -free. Orange County Planning and Inspections and Department on Aging staff have secured grant funding to cover this service for FY 2016 from another source and will continue to pursue the same grant funding for this service in subsequent years. This route is depicted in Attachment 4. 3) US 70 Midday Service — Route would tentatively come online in early 2015, would be a daily weekday fixed - route service running approximately five (5) hours per day during off -peak periods with one (1) -hour headways per direction and a total 30- minute directional run time. The route would connect Mebane /Buckhorn and Efland with destinations and additional transit connections in Hillsborough. This concept would not connect to Duke/VA Hospital in Durham. The service would involve a nominal fare if OPT is able to position itself to accept fare cards used by Triangle Transit customers with the possibility of vouchers issued to low- income riders who qualify for other services with the Department of Social Services. This service is being designed to correspond with and complement Triangle Transit's proposed peak period Orange- Durham Express (ODX) service. This route is depicted in Attachment 4. 4) Efland - Hillsborough Commuter Loop — When Phase II of Triangle Transit's Orange- Durham Express commences in early 2015, OPT will run an Efland- Hillsborough commuter loop to provide peak - period and peak- direction service from Efland to link into the Triangle Transit Orange- Durham Express service in Hillsborough. After providing the short Efland to Hillsborough run, the route would then be run to provide an employment commuting- oriented, pre - Hillsborough Circulator service to connect transit - dependent residential origins in northern Hillsborough to service sector employment destinations in southern Hillsborough before heading back to Efland to provide the next Efland to Hillsborough commuter link service run. The service would involve a nominal fare if OPT is able to position itself to accept fare cards used by Triangle Transit customers with the possibility of vouchers issued to low- income riders who qualify for other services with the Department of Social Services. This route is depicted in Attachment 4. 5) Route 420 Expansion — Route would tentatively come online in early 2015, would be a daily weekday service running up to an additional nine (9) hours per day with one (1) -hour headways, and would run a fixed -route schedule. This is in addition to the existing three (3) service hours per day currently run by the midday Route 420; the full service schedule would involve a total of twelve (12) midday service hours (six [6] hours each northbound and southbound). This assumes a one (1) -hour run time each way. The existing Route 420 would be expanded to connect Cedar Grove with destinations and additional transit connections in Hillsborough and would continue on to destinations and additional transit connections in Chapel Hill. The service would involve a nominal fare if OPT is able to position itself to accept fare cards used by Triangle Transit customers with the possibility of vouchers issued to low- income riders who qualify for other services with the Department of Social Services. This route is depicted in Attachment 4. 6) Hillsborough Circulator with Additional Noon Hour Service — Route would begin using OPT OCBRIP funding July 2015 and would continue the existing Hillsborough Circulator service with an additional hour added for 12pm -1 pm. This service would continue to be fare free. This route is depicted in Attachment 4.